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		rimantas on May 25, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Only Way to Get Important Things Done While calves do consume milk cows don't need four stomaches for that. Ruminants need them to break down plants enough to be processed and digested.

bobds on May 25, 2011 [–]

Well yeah that's sort of obvious. Frankly, I'm surprised that so many people will readily equate their lactose-intolerance to dairy being somehow evil.

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